Running R:BASE 7.6 and Turbo V-8 for Windows on Linux Server

Paul Buckley: Running R:BASE 7.6 and Turbo V-8 for Windows on Linux Server

Paul chronicled the performance issues he encountered with one of his customer’s R:BASE applications on a Windows network. Forms were taking several minutes to open up. Numerous approaches were tried ranging from tweaking the application to upgrading the network hardware.

Nothing made much of a difference and Paul’s customer wasn’t exactly ecstatic with the situation.

Finally, in desperation, Paul went out and bought a low end computer and loaded it with Red Hat Linux. He said the entire process was surprisingly easy. Once the new network was set up the performance issues pretty much disappeared.

It was acknowledged that one of the primary reasons for the performance difference between the networks is how much security Microsoft has had to build into their products. This was an intriguing presentation for many attendees since speed is a major consideration when designing and creating an application.